Vintage Sterling Silver Cow & Gate Baby Smiler Advertising Charm opal ring 25 and weighs 3

25 and weighs 3

the anchor for Birmingham

Handcrafted in England in 1912

Handcrafted in England and fully hallmarked for Chester in 1906

It is marked ‘silver’ inside the band

Vintage Sterling Silver Cow & Gate Baby Smiler Advertising Charm opal ring 25 and weighs 3Some charms are sweet. Some are strange. And then there are the wonderfully unforgettable little oddities like this one, equal parts nostalgia, advertising history, and slightly mischievous humor. This tiny sterling silver baby, mouth wide in a delighted grin, was created as a promotional charm for Cow & Gate baby formula and somehow manages to feel both charming and faintly uncanny in the very best way. Pieces like this were once added to charm